Just as in yesterday night’s longer qualifying session it was Black Falcon and the #10 Mercedes SLS that set the overall pace in the decisive two hour second qualifying second for the Nurburgring 24 Hours.

AF Corse successfully defended their title in the Gulf 12 Hours, the team of Gimmi Bruni, Toni Vilander and Gaetano Ardagna taking advantage of a mid-race delay for rivals Kessel Racing to win by 25 seconds over the pole sitting AF-Waltrip Ferrari 458 GT3.

After a weekend largely dominated by Porsches â€“ save for the Aston Martin win in the first race â€“ Duncan Cameron overcame two 997s to record the first win of the season for MTECH and the Ferrari 458.

A charge from Jonny Adam in the second half of the race â€“ aided by a penalty for an unlucky RJN Motorsport crew â€“ gave the new GT3-spec Aston Martin Vantage its first race win as Beechdean Motorsport won the first Avon Tyres British GT Championship race of the Nurburgring 24 Hours weekend.